John was born in Haarlem, The Netherlands in 1930. He suffered starvation during Nazi occupation of Holland during World War II. His father was imprisoned by the Nazi’s for six weeks for... More > supplying the ten Boom family with ration cards, though they never found this out. John felt the call to ministry, went to Bible School in Brussels, Belgium, and met and married his wife there. They both felt a strong call to the mission field then Dutch New Guinea (later Irian Jaya - Indonesia) and left for the mission field (with The Christian & Missionary Alliance) (we went out under the US mission) shortly after their marriage. They would spend the next thirty-eight years on the mission field there before retiring to Toccoa, GA in 1995. The Lord blessed them with four children and 17 grandchildren! During his time on the mission field, John started, taught, and ran a Bible School in Irian Jaya.< Less

This volume is a scholarly but accessible treatment of the Gospel of Mark in its Jewish context. It draws on numerous sources and presents more than 600 brief extracts from ancient sources (including... More > Greek and Aramaic translations of the Old Testament, ancient commentaries [called Midrashes], the Dead Sea Scrolls, first century Jewish notables Philo of Alexandria and the historian Josephus, the Mishnah, Tosefta and Talmud, the Samaritan Chronicles and other sources), all designed to expand an understanding of Mark's Jewish world. The notes for each portion of Mark are divided into General, Person, Location, and Subject notes, with suggestions for Further Reading added. Throughout the volume an active conversation is maintained with other Jewish and Christian scholars who have studied Mark. The author is a Jewish scholar of the New Testament. At 500+ pages of material, this is a hefty volume offered at an exceptionally reasonable price.< Less

The shortest of the four gospels, the Gospel of Mark is a compelling story of Jesus. Mark’s Gospel is a rapid succession of vivid pictures loosely strung together without much attempt to bind... More > them into a whole or give the events in their natural sequence. This pictorial power is that which specially characterizes this evangelist. The leading principle running through this Gospel may be expressed in the motto: Jesus came...preaching the gospel of the kingdom (Mark 1:14).
Rev. Scott Stewart< Less

The Gospel of Mark is one of the most influential writings in all of human history, and one of the most seemingly enigmatic as well. This book takes an in-depth look at the symbolism and scriptural... More > references in the Gospel of Mark in order to explain how and why this enigmatic work was written.
This is an excellent book for both Christians and non-Christians, laymen and scholars, as it is written in an easy to read accessible style, but takes a very detailed and critical look at the texts.
The ultimate conclusion is that the Gospel of Mark was written as an allegorical story in reaction to the destruction of Judea in 70 CE, the intention of which was to portray the Judean Jews as having brought the destruction upon themselves.< Less

The Gospel of Mark is one of the most influential writings in all of human history, and one of the most seemingly enigmatic as well. This book takes an in-depth look at the symbolism and scriptural... More > references in the Gospel of Mark in order to explain how and why this enigmatic work was written.
This is an excellent book for both Christians and non-Christians, laymen and scholars, as it is written in an easy to read accessible style, but takes a very detailed and critical look at the texts.
The ultimate conclusion is that the Gospel of Mark was written as an allegorical story in reaction to the destruction of Judea in 70 CE, the intention of which was to portray the Judean Jews as having brought the destruction upon themselves.< Less

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